“But it’s possible that Netanyahu is no longer really on the same page with his constituents and its leaders, and he is marching ideologically on the path of Likud leaders of the past, such as Ehud Olmert and Tzipi Livni. If so, then the prime minister will this take the 'Trump Test' this week - and thus reveal his true views.”
--Right-wing Maariv columnist, Nadav Haetzni, writes that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will make clear whether Netanyahu is still the leader of the ‘national camp’ - or whether this camp needs to look for another leader.*

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Quote of the Day #2:

57.6.
--Percentage of Israelis who oppose annexation of the West Bank, despite growing calls for such a move among right-wing politicians.*

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You Must Be Kidding: 

• A direct route from the West Bank settlement bloc of Gush Etzion to Tel Aviv through Jerusalem - without stopping at a single traffic light.
• A direct route from settlement city of Ma'ale Adumim to Tel-Aviv - without stopping at a single traffic light.
• Either light rails or trains that will connect Ma'ale Adumim to Jerusalem
• Either light rails or trains that will connect West Bank settlements of Givat Ze'ev and Sha'ar Binyamin to Jerusalem
• Either light rails or trains that will connect the settlement city of Ariel and the Samaria region to the Greater Tel Aviv metropolitan area.

--Israel's Transportation Ministry plans to invest $1.3 billion in a five-year plan to connect West Bank settlements directly to major Israeli cities. 

You Must Be Kidding: 
The Knesset is likely to give final approval to a bill that would forbid granting entry visas or residency rights to foreign nationals who call for economic, cultural or academic boycotts of either Israel or the settlements. 

"We are citizens of Israel and we want to be treated with respect. I want to be like everyone else. I want the same respect they gave to residents of Amona. We demand to know the truth behind the incident.”
--Amal Abu Saad, the wife of Yaqoub al-Qiyan, the Bedouin math teacher whom police shot while he drove his car, after which he hit a group of police officers, killing one. Police say he intended to kill the policeman. Al-Qiyan's family and evidence show otherwise.*

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You Must Be Kidding: 
“This is not an accidental development but an intentional policy, meant to create a simplistic and one-sided worldview for the students. In this view there is only one player – the Jewish people – while the Palestinians remain behind the curtain and emerge only when they interfere with the efforts for Jewish settlement."
--Prof. Avner Ben-Amos of Tel Aviv University, whose research shows that the graduating examinations in civics from 2000 to 2015 didn’t include a single question touching on the political-ideological divide in which teachers are supposed to relate to the occupation.*